Q: Hello there!
This tool looks really like a tool that I need those days!
I was looking at UpDraftPlus' Migrator feature.
Are you planning such a option as well, or will a download of the backup files and uploading to a new destination be "as easy too"?
https://updraftplus.com/migrator/
Bilal_BackupSheep
May 14, 2024A: Hello. To be honest our focus is to add new integrations and make the platform smooth for existing users. We started the development of the restore/migration feature 2-3 months ago but there's always some other high-priority item. It will be released but I don't have ETA.
Secondly, we don't want to get too much into WordPress because backup runs on the user website and it's just too much work to write code that works on all PHP versions and different hosting configurations.
Our development team is just 2 people :)
PanikiHello Bilal, and thanks for your response!
Am I right if I say, that downloading a backup zip folder and uploading it to a new hosting/Wordpress install, will cause images to not be shown, buttons to link to wrong directions and more, while if I migrate the website from one destination to another, the migration itself will edit the codes so all the items are still working correct, on the new destination, and THIS is the difference between a download/upload vs migration?
- Or can it be done/fixed manually somehow?
Secondly:
What if I download all my files from the BackupSheep destination folder, and move them to my own server, and if I want to restore a website with those files, can I then just upload this first destination folder, and use BackupSheep to restore it?
So WordPress migration involved multiple steps. If you are moving site to different domain then you have to do find and replace in files and database file as well.
If it's a same website then it's basically downloading and uploading files.